Darnell Williams was accused of murder and attempted murder in an Oakland shooting that left Alaysha Taylor, 8, dead on July 17, 2013.

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Darnell Williams was accused of murder and attempted murder in an...

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Alaysha Carradine, 8, shot to death on a sleepover in Oakland on July 15, 2013.

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Alaysha Carradine, 8, shot to death on a sleepover in Oakland on...

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Alaysha Carradine's little brother Tavion Pamon is comforted by his uncle Ricky Hail as he watched her casket be put into the hearse after her funeral, Tuesday July 30, 2013, at the McNary-Williams-Jackson Mortuary in Oakland, Calif. Alaysha, 8, was shot and killed when a gunman opened fire through the door of a friend's house.

Family and friends comfort each other as they arrive for the funeral of Alaysha Carradine, Tuesday July 30, 2013, at the McNary-Williams-Jackson Mortuary in Oakland, Calif. Alaysha, 8, was shot and killed when a gunman opened fire through the door of a friend's house.

Photo: Lacy Atkins, The Chronicle

Family and friends comfort each other as they arrive for the...

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Andrew Harris wears the picture of Alaysha Carradine as he waits for her funeral to start, Tuesday July 30, 2013, at the McNary-Williams-Jackson Mortuary in Oakland, Calif. Alaysha, 8, was shot and killed when a gunman opened fire through the door of a friend's house.

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Andrew Harris wears the picture of Alaysha Carradine as he waits...

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The pallbearers carry the casket of Alaysha Carradine to the hearse, Tuesday July 30, 2013, at the McNary-Williams-Jackson Mortuary in Oakland, Calif. Alaysha, 8, was shot and killed when a gunman opened fire through the door of a friend's house.

Photo: Lacy Atkins, The Chronicle

The pallbearers carry the casket of Alaysha Carradine to the...

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Family and friends say good bye to Alaysha Carradine by dropping flowers on her casket, Tuesday July 30, 2013, at the Roselawn Cemetery in Livemore, Calif. Alaysha, 8, was shot and killed when a gunman opened fire through the door of a friend's house.

Photo: Lacy Atkins, The Chronicle

Family and friends say good bye to Alaysha Carradine by dropping...

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Family and friends say good bye to Alaysha Carradine, Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at the Roselawn Cemetery in Livemore, Calif. Alaysha, 8, was shot and killed when a gunman opened fire through the door of a friend's house.

Alameda County prosecutors said Thursday that they will seek the death penalty for a man accused of firing the shots that killed an 8-year-old girl during a sleepover at a friend's house in Oakland.

Darnell Williams, 23, appeared Thursday before Judge Paul Delucchi, three months after another judge ordered him to stand trial in the shooting death of Alaysha Carradine. Williams was ordered to return to court June 11 to enter a plea.

Deputy District Attorney John Brouhard told Delucchi that prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against Williams, who is also awaiting trial on charges that he killed a man in Berkeley.

He faces two special circumstances that make him eligible for the death penalty - committing multiple murders and lying in wait.

In an interview, the prosecutor declined to discuss the factors that led to his office's decision.

Williams' attorney, Deborah Levy, said outside court, "The defense was trying to convince the D.A.'s office to pursue life without (the possibility of parole) and not death, and we were disappointed that they made their decision the other way."

A murder charge was dismissed against a second defendant, 27-year-old Joseph Carroll, in January. However, Carroll still faces charges that he conspired with three other defendants to murder two men Carroll believed had disrespected him and his brother in an unrelated incident.

On July 17, Williams allegedly went to the Wilson Avenue apartment in Oakland's Dimond neighborhood where the sleepover was being held. Authorities believe he hoped to target anyone associated with Antiown York, a man he believed was responsible for killing Jermaine Davis - Carroll's 26-year-old cousin - four hours earlier in Berkeley.

York's children and their mother lived at the apartment. Williams allegedly rang the doorbell and then opened fire through the front door. Alaysha was killed, and her playmate and two others were injured.